Omar Arroyo Explained

Omar Arroyo
Fullname:Omar Arroyo Rodríguez
Birth Date:1956 11, df=y
Birth Place:San Ramón, Costa Rica
Position:Forward
Years1:1977–1980
Clubs1:Ramonense
Years2:1982–1988
Clubs2:Alajuelense
Years3:1989
Clubs3:San Carlos
Totalcaps:378
Totalgoals:94
Nationalyears1:1980–1985
Nationalcaps1:15
Manageryears1:2002
Managerclubs1:Municipal Naranjo

Omar Arroyo Rodríguez (born 22 November 1956 in San Ramón,[1] Costa Rica) is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer. He played for several clubs in Costa Rica.

Club career

At the club level, Arroyo played for Ramonense, Alajuelense and San Carlos. He won the Primera División de Costa Rica with Alajuelense during the 1982–83 and 1983-84 seasons. He scored a total of 94 goals in 378 league games.[2] On 3 June 1984, he scored one of the fastest goals in the league's history, netting after 15 seconds for Alajuelense against San Carlos.[3]

International career

Arroyo made 15 appearances for the full Costa Rica national football team from 1980 to 1985. He also played at the 1980 Olympic Games.[4]

Managerial career

After retiring in 1989 due to a persistent knee injury, he worked for the Bank of Costa Rica until 1996.[5] He returned in a role as manager of second division side Municipal Naranjo in 2002.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UNAFUT. Figuras del ayer: Omar Arroyo. 2008-04-08. 2008-12-08.
  2. http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3419:a-las-puertas-del-club-de-los-grandes-goleadores&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 A las puertas del club de los grandes goleadores
  3. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2001/agosto/07/deportes1.html Relámpago en la red
  4. Web site: Omar Arroyo. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110056/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/omar-arroyo-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Sports-Reference.com. 2008-12-01.
  5. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/diciembre/23/deportes13.html Figuras del ayer: Omar Arroyo
  6. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/enero/12/deportes11.html Omar Arroyo dirigirá en Ascenso